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That's interesting tciborow. I,ve never thought about it, but my wife is somewhat that way yet she knows good sound and is pretty helpful in listening tests. Our last acquisition was speakers (Silverline Sonatas). She said there was something miss... 
help me improve my sysyem
I am not familiar with the asw 1000 nor have I owned any of the equipment that you have. I do know that B&W is a favorite around here so I would rule out changing those. I don't know that a change of cables will give you what you are looking f... 
2-Channel to home Theater
That is $1250 on the used market 
2-Channel to home Theater
Bwhite> The Conrad Johnson PFR preamp also has 2 line level outputs. This model was replaced by the 14LS. I have seen several for sale in the last 2 weeks. Usually around $1250, they are rated class A. I have one and am very satisfied with it. 
help me improve my sysyem
Martice has said it well and got in before I finished writing my post. 
help me improve my sysyem
Krell Master Reference amp $120,000Conrad Johnson Art Preamp $ 18,000Wadia 27ix DAC $ 8'950Wadia Transport $ 7,950Genesis 1.1 Speaker $135,000NBS Speaker cables $ 15,000NBS Interconnects $ 9,000That should make a big improvement. But on a serious ... 
Don't see much on Silverline Sonata so..
(sp) should read "as mentioned by one reviewer." 
Don't see much on Silverline Sonata so..
I agree with Jazzhelp. I just bought a pair of Sonatas last week and am very pleased. All the reviews are correct including the chills up your spine as mentilned by one reviewer. Accoustic music is where they excel makeing it seem as if the musici... 
How much is a used Linn Karik worth?
avg used is $1267. 
2-Channel to home Theater
You could get a HT receiver and run it through the tape loop of the preamp. If you have a processor loop on your preamp that would be preferrable. Use the existing system for front L&R speakers. Use the HT reciever to run center and rears. 
Unbelievable Solid State Amp at 2-3k ran
Conrad Johnson MF-2300A (240 wpc). Check their website for details. Spearit Sound has a demo for around 2K. 
My Poop theory by kublakhan
Long term satisfaction will not be found in material things. There is always better equipment in whatever hobby you choose and if you don't know it, the advertisers will tell you. Dissatisfaction is not all bad. It is what drives us on to invent a... 
Listening to music online
Eldon; I am not an authority on the subject matter at hand but I do know enough to maybe get you started. The streaming that I heard does sound horrible. MP3 is a compression format which is the format used at places like Napster and some newsgrou... 
Which would be the best system that...
First of all, take your time. Though there are good systems listed on this thread, I would hang out on the forums for awhile to catch the overall tone as to what is available and sounds good to the members. There is a lot of valuable info on these... 
Solve this fun puzzle
There is a Sherwood Newcastle cd-980 for sale on this site. The member's name is Noksmall. The price is $180.00 Go to audioreview for reviews.